Fischmarkt is officially the best thing ever! It is such a shock to go theree for the first time! It is only open between 5am and 9am of a Sunday morning and yes it does sell more than fish!
We usually end up going there direct after a night out on the Reeperbahn so obv I am still drunk when I get there, which heightens my feeling of Fischmarkt-ecstasy I guess. It is always so busy and we always wonder why Germans like to get up at 4am on a Sunday for such a thing??
There are rows and rows of market stalls across the harbourfront at Landungsbrücken selling everything from Hamburg jumpers to Matjes Brötchen and eventually you get to the Markthalle and the Pilgrimage is over.
Inside it is nice and warm and there is a live band playing old-school music (even so early as 5am) and there are always people dancing and enjoying themselves. There is also a Tchibo stall selling delicious hot chocolate and you can buy possibly the best fish and chips in the whole of Hamburg in the Markthalle – its the perfect breakfast and hangover prevention tool!
I love Fischmarkt.
